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trunk
[ truhngk ]
noun
- the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
- a large, sturdy box or chest for holding or transporting clothes, personal effects, or other articles.
- a large compartment, usually in the rear of an automobile, in which luggage, a spare tire, and other articles may be kept.
- the body of a person or an animal excluding the head and limbs; torso.
- Ichthyology. the part of a fish between the head and the anus.
- Architecture.
- the shaft of a column.
- the dado or die of a pedestal.
- the main channel, artery, or line in a river, railroad, highway, canal, or other tributary system.
- Telephony, Telegraphy.
- a telephone line or channel between two central offices or switching devices that is used in providing telephone connections between subscribers generally.
- a telegraph line or channel between two main or central offices.
- Anatomy. the main body of an artery, nerve, or the like, as distinct from its branches.
- trunks,
- brief shorts, loose-fitting or tight, worn by men chiefly for boxing, swimming, and track.
- Obsolete. trunk hose.
- the long, flexible, cylindrical nasal appendage of the elephant.
- Nautical.
- a large enclosed passage through the decks or bulkheads of a vessel, for cooling, ventilation, or the like.
- any of various watertight casings in a vessel, as the vertical one above the slot for a centerboard in the bottom of a boat.
- a conduit; shaft; chute.
adjective
- of, relating to, or noting a main channel or line, as of a railroad or river.
trunk
/ ٰʌŋ /
noun
- the main stem of a tree, usually thick and upright, covered with bark and having branches at some distance from the ground
- a large strong case or box used to contain clothes and other personal effects when travelling and for storage
- anatomy the body excluding the head, neck, and limbs; torso
- the elongated prehensile nasal part of an elephant; proboscis
- Also calledBrit, Austral., NZ, and South Africanboot an enclosed compartment of a car for holding luggage, etc, usually at the rear
- anatomy the main stem of a nerve, blood vessel, etc
- nautical a watertight boxlike cover within a vessel with its top above the waterline, such as one used to enclose a centreboard
- an enclosed duct or passageway for ventilation, etc
- modifier of or relating to a main road, railway, etc, in a network
a trunk line
Derived Forms
- ˈٰܲˌڳܱ, noun
- ˈٰܲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰܲl adjective
- ܲtܲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trunk1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trunk1
Example Sentences
Mr Mosquera was stopped just before midnight by a concerned cyclist as he stood on the Clifton Suspension Bridge two days later with a large suitcase and a trunk, the court heard.
The felling was filmed on Mr Graham's phone and the pair took a wedge cut of the trunk home as a "trophy", jurors have heard.
The pair then took the wedge cut out of the trunk home as a "trophy" and revelled in the public's outrage over the following days, the court has heard.
The court heard the defendant told a cyclist who had stopped to ask if he was lost that he had car parts inside a large red suitcase and a large silver trunk.
With a mobile darkroom in her car’s trunk, she can develop the plates on-site, allowing subjects to see their ethereal black-and-white image within minutes.
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